by Mindful Health Solutions | Mar 16, 2016 | Articles and Blogs
by Stephanie Dodaro In the spring of 2003, I was 27 and finally on a cocktail of antidepressants that stabilized my Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). For the first time in years, I felt like being social and maybe getting an application together for grad school,”...
by Mindful Health Solutions | Feb 18, 2016 | Articles and Blogs
“When I was first diagnosed with major depressive disorder, I was taken aback.” said writer Marie Rudowski. “It was 1993 and ‘depression’ wasn’t quite a household word yet. People with mental illnesses were considered weak or even throwaways. I was glad to have a...
by Mindful Health Solutions | Feb 11, 2016 | Articles and Blogs
In an effort to get treatment to the millions of Americans suffering from undiagnosed depression, the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended that all adults be screened for the disease. Published in the January 26, 2016 issue of the Journal...
by Mindful Health Solutions | Jan 29, 2016 | Articles and Blogs
Approximately 6 million American men have depression each year, but fewer than half recognize, acknowledge, or seek treatment. Unfortunately, many men feel like they need to be “strong and silent” about their mental illness or society will look down on them,...
by Mindful Health Solutions | Jan 27, 2016 | Articles and Blogs
Depression is a serious mood disorder that can affect any person, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, or environment. And yet, this common mood disorder is often considered taboo, something to be hidden rather than discussed openly. For many men, there is...